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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 330416" data-attributes="member: 9240"><p>I am by no means an expert on the specifics behind diffraction, so I will not wade into the waters with regard to the specifics regarding when you <em>should</em> or <em>shouldn't</em> experience it. Suffice it to say that there was heated discussion all over the internet after the D800 was announced, stating that with the pixel size and density of the sensor that users would begin to experience diffraction at f/8 or even larger apertures, and that tripods would be almost mandatory to prohibit movement. Funny how none of that is discussed much post-release.</p><p></p><p>This is a pretty good article on Diffraction and its effects on digital photography... <a href="http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/diffraction-photography.htm" target="_blank">Diffraction Limited Photography: Pixel Size, Aperture and Airy Disks</a></p><p></p><p>What I like most about it is the summary section "Notes on Real-World use in Photography", which essentially states that now you know what it is, here's why you probably don't need to worry about it too much. </p><p></p><p>For me, personally, I barely think about it. I don't shoot that closed too often, except maybe with macro photography, and then I'm more often than not more concerned about camera or subject movement than I am about diffraction (which as the article states only comes into play when all movement is eliminated). I think this stuff is great to know about, and can help you potentially avoid issues. But I also know that there's some amazing stuff that can be done with digitized light information, and it wouldn't surprise me if there isn't something in the camera firmware that at least partially "heals" some of this given that it knows what aperture you're shooting at. Can't say for sure, but if the numbers behind the D800 optics are right, but experience doesn't bear them out, then there's something going on behind the scenes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 330416, member: 9240"] I am by no means an expert on the specifics behind diffraction, so I will not wade into the waters with regard to the specifics regarding when you [I]should[/I] or [I]shouldn't[/I] experience it. Suffice it to say that there was heated discussion all over the internet after the D800 was announced, stating that with the pixel size and density of the sensor that users would begin to experience diffraction at f/8 or even larger apertures, and that tripods would be almost mandatory to prohibit movement. Funny how none of that is discussed much post-release. This is a pretty good article on Diffraction and its effects on digital photography... [url=http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/diffraction-photography.htm]Diffraction Limited Photography: Pixel Size, Aperture and Airy Disks[/url] What I like most about it is the summary section "Notes on Real-World use in Photography", which essentially states that now you know what it is, here's why you probably don't need to worry about it too much. For me, personally, I barely think about it. I don't shoot that closed too often, except maybe with macro photography, and then I'm more often than not more concerned about camera or subject movement than I am about diffraction (which as the article states only comes into play when all movement is eliminated). I think this stuff is great to know about, and can help you potentially avoid issues. But I also know that there's some amazing stuff that can be done with digitized light information, and it wouldn't surprise me if there isn't something in the camera firmware that at least partially "heals" some of this given that it knows what aperture you're shooting at. Can't say for sure, but if the numbers behind the D800 optics are right, but experience doesn't bear them out, then there's something going on behind the scenes. [/QUOTE]
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